Chris Whitchurch

Chris Whitchurch

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VP, Engineering - Applications
Lehi, Utah, United States

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  • Degreed
    VP, Engineering - Applications
    Degreed
    May 2025 - Current (1 year 6 months)
  • Degreed
    Sr Director of Engineering
    Degreed
    Jul 2024 - May 2025 (11 months)
  • The Mom Project
    Head of Technology
    The Mom Project
    Jan 2024 - Jul 2024 (7 months)
    Board of Directors alignment on strategic elements such as gross profit and growth models, emphasizing product and technology investments and commitment, while also addressing technical gaps and potential improvements through iterative R&D and opportunity.

    Implemented a cost-benefit analysis framework for organizational restructuring, aimed at improving revenue and reducing cash burn, while ensuring cross-functional alignment among directors and managers to meet department goals as the organization transitioned to a new operating model.

    Evolved our strategic development of a self-serve SaaS offering, utilizing an in-house AI/ML model to enhance the two-sided marketplace, which significantly scaled ARR by shifting from
  • The Mom Project
    Director of Engineering
    The Mom Project
    Jul 2022 - Jan 2024 (1 year 7 months)
    Leading The Mom Project engineering organization and Engineering Managers, reporting to the CTO. Partnering with Data Science, Senior Design Director and Product Leadership, spearheading projects and strategic planning across a multidisciplinary engineering organization.
    Encompassing Enterprise, SMB Marketplace, Security, IT, and Engineering functions, with a focus on nurturing a culture of empathy, ownership, and accountability within a globally distributed engineering organization.
  • Degreed
    Director of Engineering
    Degreed
    Feb 2019 - Jun 2022 (3 years 5 months)
    Led a department of 26, in an engineering organization of ~100, including Engineering Managers, QA and high impact engineers across core application engineering functions and several product teams.
    Departing with nearly 8 years of commitment and contributions leading to an impressive $1.39B valuation.
    Acted as a strategic partner across various departments including C-Suite, Data Science, Engineering, Product, and Client Success, streamlining project execution and driving cross-functional alignment with business in QBRs.
  • Degreed
    Front-End Developer
    Degreed
    Dec 2014 - Feb 2019 (4 years 3 months)
    Joining Degreed, with a team of
  • Ancestrycom
    Team Lead & Senior Front End Developer
    Ancestrycom
    Dec 2010 - Dec 2014 (4 years 1 month)
    Joined from interest in their mission and the opportunities to learn a new technical stack. My contributions led me to opportunities to lead an engineering team across the organization on high impact projects, including Search UI, which I personally contributed to in addition to my team who drove impact on Ancestry.com Home, Trees, DNA, Business Analytics and Marketing A/B Campaigns.
  • EZWatch Pro
    Senior Web Developer/Designer
    EZWatch Pro
    Jun 2010 - Dec 2010 (7 months)
    Led front-end development and design needs, reporting directly to the CEO in our small organization, prior to our acquisition. Received an offer from Ancestry.com just after EZWatch’s acquisition, which led to my short tenure.
  • Heritage Internet Technologies
    Web Design Manager
    Heritage Internet Technologies
    Dec 2007 - Jun 2010 (2 years 7 months)
    Representing Designers, and Copywriters on the completion of projects from small to medium sized businesses, and maintaining daily revenue goals.

    Assisted in the creation and beta testing of newly developed CMS software, and Design/WYSIWYG applications.
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  • Utah Valley University
    Digital Media
    Utah Valley University
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